Gauverband Nordamerika

Ten-year-old Lucas Goeller has relatives who are members of Die Lustig'n Isartaler in Pittsburgh. When Lucas was just a year old, he received a liver transplant thanks to the networking that comes of being on Facebook. He's been doing well all these years, but the family recently found out that Lucas is in need of another liver transplant. Many of the members of Gau-NA have followed his story on the FB page "Save Lucas." His mom says here's how you can help:

Thank you to everyone who took part in the 29. Gaufest Survey over the past three months.  We once again had great participation with over 280 responses. The LINKED FILE contains a summary of all the responses.  The purpose of the survey is to provide the Meetings Committee as well as future Gaufest hosts valuable feedback that can help with the planning of future Gaufeste and ways to improve the event.

The Bayerischer Trachtenverband has introduced a new monthly e-magazine premiering today! It is called TraDi--Tracht und Tradition Digital. The focus of the magazine is to provide in-depth articles about traditions that take place in Bayern. On the first of every month, the new issue of the magazine will be announced on the Trachtenverband's website and its other social media platforms. The first issue has 8 articles in it that take up 28 pages. Different knowledgeable authors write the interesting articles, there are plenty of beautiful photos, and the layout is terrific.

Here's a link to a wonderful video (5 minutes) about the newly opened Trachtenmuseum in Holzhausen. The museum was completed and opened in early September. Abendschau - Der Süden: Das neue Trachtenkulturmuseum | ARD Mediathek  Sounds like many of us will be planning a visit there on our next trip to Bayern!

The Bayerischer Trachtenverband has published its list of seminars for 2024. These will be held at the Trachtenkulturzentrum in Holzhausen throughout the year starting in February.